Welcome To The Derick S. Hartshorn, Coordinator Please see the NEW Lincoln County NCGenWeb Page |
Lincoln County Databases and Links
Lincoln County Published Resources and Lookup Volunteers
Resource Clusters at Rootsweb for Lincoln County, NC
Map of Migration Patterns for US States and Counties
RootsWeb Lincoln County Queries
GenForum Lincoln County Queries and Surnames
Useful North Carolina links and resources
In Memory of Mrs. Mary Dellinger
The
NC Archives Project
The
NC Tombstone Transcription Project
The
NC Census Project
The NC Military Project
About the North Carolina USGenWeb Project
In March and April, 1996, a
group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive
Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point
for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be
stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross
linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one
county, they could be located in the index.
At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to
coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the
contents of the web page. The NC USGenWeb Project is an extension
of the KY USGenWeb Project. The person responsible for Lincoln
County is Paul
Buckley. Please contact me, if you have a desire to add your
data to the database.
History of Lincoln County
Lincoln County
came into existence in 1779 during the American Revolution. Prior
to 1779, Lincoln County was formerly part of Tryon County. Tryon
County was formed from Mecklenburg County in 1768 and abolished
in 1779 to form Rutherford and Lincoln counties. At its formation
and until the border survey of 1772, Tryon County included all or
portions of the South Carolina counties of York, Chester, Union,
Spartanburg and Cherokee counties
Tryon County was named for William Tryon, the Royal Governor of
the Province. William Tryon was a Major General in command of the
American Loyalists. His oppressions of the inhabitants made his
name so detestable, the General Assembly in 1779 blotted the name
of Tryon from the list of counties and divided the territory into
the counties of Lincoln and Rutherford. The eastern portion
becoming Lincoln County and the western portion becoming
Rutherford County. The lines were drawn by a line beginning at
the south line near Broad River, thence along the dividing ridge
between Buffalo Creek and Little Broad River to the line of Burke
County. (Alfred
Nixon, THE NORTH CAROLINA BOOKLET, January 1910, pg. 112)
Lincoln County was named in honor of Maj-General Benjamin
Lincoln, of Rhode Island, Commander of the Southern Army, during
the American Revolution. Later Lincoln was further divided into
Cleveland County (1841), Catawba County (1842) and Gaston County
(1846. The county seat of Lincoln County is the city of
Lincolnton, with the courthouse located at 115 W. Main Street, in
the center of the city square.
Timeline for the Formation of Lincoln County
Bath County was formed in 1696 from territories south of the
Albemarle River.
(Bath
County renamed Beaufort
in 1712)
Archdale County was formed in 1705 from Bath County
.....(in 1712 Archdale County was renamed Craven )
New Hanover
County was formed from Craven County in 1729
Bladen was
formed from New Hanover County in 1734
Anson
was formed from Bladen County in 1750
Mecklenburg
County was formed from Anson County in 1762
Tryon was formed
from Mecklenburg County in 1768
....Tryon existed as a County from 1768 - 1779
Lincoln County was formed in 1779 from Tryon County
Neighboring Counties
Burke County | Catawba County | Cleveland County |
Gaston | Mecklenburg County | Iredell County |
The
Lincoln County page is part of the North Carolina GenWeb
Project
State
coordinator Denise Woodside
Assistant
state coordinators
| Paul D. Buckley | Angie Rayfield |
The
North Carolina page is part of the USGenWeb project,
Shari Handley, National
Coordinator
The
WorldGenWeb project is an unaffiliated
extension of the USGenWeb project.
Nathan Zipfel, WorldGenWeb Chairperson
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This page was last updated --Friday, 26-Aug-2005
09:39:11 MDT